Weekly data: why scrapping a key UK heat pump target threatens net zero
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has to plan for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 because his predecessor – and…
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EU Heat Pump Action Plan can deliver Europe’s Renewable Renaissance
The delayed EU Heat Pump Action Plan, now locked in the Commission’s political permafrost until after the European Parliament elections…
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UK rooftop solar installations hit 12-year high
The number of rooftop solar panels installed by UK households and businesses hit a 12-year high in 2023, figures from…
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EU, UK set course for scrapping gas boilers
This month, both the EU and UK governments have come out with plans to phase out home gas boilers. This…
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A heat pump alternative for a quarter of UK homes
Household heating is the source of 17% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Most of the country’s homes are still heated…
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80 million kilometres of power lines needed globally by 2040 to maintain climate goals – IEA
Achieving national climate and energy targets will require adding or replacing 80 million kilometres of power lines worldwide by 2040,…
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Heat pumps essential to reaching net-zero goals – IEA report
When it comes to policy signals, the European heat pump industry has not had a good month. In September, as…
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‘I beg to differ’: international industry experts reject Sunak’s comments on heat pumps
Heat pumps are an “obvious” solution for national decarbonisation and recent comments on the technology by UK Prime Minister Rishi…
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Rendesco invests £150m in ground-source heat pumps for UK new-builds
Rendesco, a UK-based ground-source geothermal heat developer, recently announced it is developing a gross pipeline of more than £150m ($187m)…
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Scottish households turn up heat pumps and EVs to optimise wind
Piclo, a UK-based independent marketplace for grid flexibility services, has completed the first end-to-end flexibility transactions for the UK electricity…
